Floral pick equipped with water container



Oct. 15, 1940. c. SEIDEL 2,218,157

FLORAL PICK EQUIPPED WITH WATER CONTAINER Filed May 18, 1938 I, if;

IN VENTOR.

Patented Oct. 15, 1940 i UN TED STATES FLORAL PICK EQUIPPED WITH WATERCONTAINER Charles Seidel,

Milwaukee, Wis.

Application May 18, 1938, Serial No. 208,715

1 Claim.

My invention relates to a water container for flowers in which thecontainer is mounted to a floral pick to aid in the construction offloral designs and sprays.

It is manifest to anyone familiar with the art that cut flowers whenassembled into a design or spray are securely attached by means of woodor metal picks fastened to the stem of the flower. This method hasproven quite satisfactory to retain the cut flowers in position but ithasbeen found necessary to provide a means to supply moisture to thebottom of the flower stem to prevent wilting. Various methods have beenemployed, the most popular of which is a rubber bag in the form of aninexpensive balloon in which the water wasplaced and the stern of theflower inserted into the opening of the balloon.

The object of my invention is to provide a means of attaching the watercontainer to the conventional pick and still provide a means offastening the stemof the flower to the pick to prevent the flower frombecoming disarranged and retaining it in position so that it willcontact the water at all times.

Other and further objects of my invention will become more apparent asthe description proceeds when taken in conjunction with the drawing inwhich- Figure l is a perspective view of the device showing a watercontainer attached to a pick at a point between its ends and employing aWire attached near the top of the pick for retaining the stem of theflower in position.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view of Figure 1.

v Figure 3 is a top view of Figure 1 illustrating the manner in whichthe container is attached to the pick.

Figure 4 is a plan view of a flat metal fastener for clamping the stemof the flower to the pick.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the clamp shown in Figure 4 attachedto a pick having a round cross-section.

Figure 6 is a top view of the device showing the container equipped witha metal band around its circumferential area, the band formed into aclamp for attaching or detaching to a round pick and illustrating asealing means in the form of a washer adherently attached over theaperture in the top of the container.

Figure '7 is a cross-sectional view of the upper part of the containershown in Figure 6 illustrating the washer arrangement and Figure 8 is asectional cross-section view of the upper end of the container wherein arubber washer having feather edges inwardly disposed is used to seal theaperture at the top of the container so that the container will besealed when the stem of a flower or the like is inserted into the rubberwasher.

Similar characters of references indicate cor-' responding partsthroughout the several views and referring now to the same the characterIII shows a container arranged for retaining a quantity of water II. Theupper end I2 of the container I0 is provided with an aperture I3 toper-' mit inserting the stem I4 of a flower or the like. In this mannerthe stem I4 has its lower end I5 submerged in the water II. The entirecontainer I0 is attached to a pick I6 by means of the wrapper I'Iencircling the container I0 and the pick I6. There is a wire I8 placedat the upper end of the pick I6. This wire I8 fastened to the pick I6has its depending end Wrapped around the stem I4 at IS. The lower end 20of the pick I6 is tapered toa point.

The wire I8 may be replaced by'a flat metallic clamp 2I asshowninFigures 4 and 5 as the two depending ends will support the stem I4 ofthe flower at 22. If desired the wrapper Il may be replaced by the metalband 23 as shown in Figure 6 as this will enable the container I0 to befastened to a pick I6 or be removed at will. In Figures 6 and l I alsoshow a washer 24 adherently attached over the aperture I3. This washer24 made of thin material has a port 25 smaller than the aperture I3 andpermits the forcing of a stem I4 to pierce or tear the washer 24 so asto more closely adhere around the outer circumferential face of the stemI4. In Figure 8 the upper cover I2 of the container III is shownequipped with a rubber washer 26. This rubber washer 2B is provided withfeather edges 21 inwardly disposed so as to permit forcing a stem I4past the feather edges 21 thereby causing them to closely adhere to thestem I4 due to their elastic construction and preventing the water I Ifrom leaving the container I0 when the device is laid on its side.

In operation this device functions as a means for keeping the end I5 ofa flower stem I4 submerged in water at all times and a container inwhich the water is placed is. fastened securely to the conventional typeof pick which is employed in the regular manner to build up andconstruct floral pieces and sprays.

I have entered into a detailed description of the construction andrelative arrangement of parts embraced in the present preferredembodiment of my invention and its modifications, in

A device of the character described comprising.

in combination a pick, pointed at its lower end, a closed waterproofedreceptacle, said receptacle provided with an aperture in its upper end,said aperture provided with a pliable washer'having feather edgesinwardly disposed, means for attaching said receptacle to said pick at apoint below its upper end, and a supporting means attached to the upperend of said pick to support the stem of a flower or the like insertedinto the washer in the aperture of said receptacle.

CHARLES SEIDEL.

